Blue Nuthatch

Gallery: AvianPosted January 29, 2011108 views13 comments

Here's another tough bird in difficult lighting, this time from Malaysia recently. Definitely the most beautiful Nuthatch that I have seen.

1D MkIV, 700mm, ISO1000, tripod, manual fill-flash.

Thanks for looking; C & C please

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13 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 30, 2011 at 12:22 AM

Very artistic presentation. Very striking nuthatch! Fill flash saved the day.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 30, 2011 at 6:14 AM

On my 'to see' list KC - what a great bird. Great pose and comp.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 30, 2011 at 7:21 AM

KC,

This is a gorgeous nuthatch species, I love the eye & orbital ring and the striking blue & black feather pattern on the wings.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 30, 2011 at 8:02 AM

Wow, what an awesome looking nuthatch. The plumage pattern in the back and that eye are just stunning. Love the overall comp.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 30, 2011 at 9:39 AM

Amazing plumage on this bird. Looks like a painting. That eye is really something. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on January 30, 2011 at 10:10 AM

What an awesome nuthatch! You had a difficult lighting situation for sure. I would prefer a little more FF to bring out the details more in the darks, but this is still a really neat shot.

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on January 30, 2011 at 11:40 AM

I have to agree with everyone else; this is a very striking bird, and the colouration is divine. The prominent eye ring stands out well considering it's in shadow, good job on handling the tricky lighting.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 30, 2011 at 1:14 PM

Great pose, KC. I like it.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 30, 2011 at 4:41 PM

What a striking nuthatch Kwan. Really like that eye and the dark head against the light background. This has a unique look to it - any out of the ordinary processing here?

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 30, 2011 at 5:38 PM

He's a beauty Kwan!!! Sweet photo too

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 30, 2011 at 9:48 PM

Very cool bird and you did well for the light you had. Sharon

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Comment posted by KC Choo on January 30, 2011 at 10:01 PM

This has a unique look to it - any out of the ordinary processing here?

Hi Ron,

Thanks for your remarks - nothing special other than having to apply Shadow/Highlight. This may have produced the "painting" effect, as Keith commented; I am not sure about this though.

I should mention that this appeared suddenly with a bird-wave. In a wave about 5 species show up together, seemingly feeding in a frenzy and moving about urgently. This is really exciting shooting because you cannot decide which bird to focus on, and they don't stay long. You hardly have time to think about EV!

Cheers,

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 31, 2011 at 11:46 AM

What a wonderful capture, KC.

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